Speaking with relatives about family history, I am often told to keep this piece of information between you, me and the gate post. Respecting sensibilities, I will share my family stories entwine with historical events from Copiah, Jefferson and Lincoln Counties, Mississippi, from gate post to gate post.

Wonderful photo! The photo looks like it is from the late 1800s or early 1900s. The caption intrigues me. I know little about the civil rights movement prior to the 1950s and 60s. I'm hoping a future post might tell more about Lamar's role in the civil rights movement.

I would guess the photo is from around 1910, judging from the clothes my grandparents wore about that time. I read the story from the link and looking at them in this photo and knowing they had no idea what lay ahead, something else. Beautiful portrait.

Lamar registered for World War 1, he has a draft registration card. It doesn't prove he served in WW1 but that is all I have. I will check with cousins and If I learn additional information, I will share here.

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Southerners are so devoted to genealogy that we see a family tree under every bush.Florence King

Mother to Son

Well, son, I'll tell you:Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.Its had tacks in it,And splinters,And boards torn up,And places with no carpet on the floor---Bare.But all the timeI'se been a-climbin' on,And reachin' landin's,And turnin' cornersAnd sometimes goin' in the darkWhere there ain't been no light.So boy, don't you turn back.Don't you set down on the steps"Cause you finds it's kinder hard.Don't you fall now---For I'se still goin', honey,I'se still climbin',And life for me ain't been no crystal stair